Kasich Announces Appointments to State Board February 6, 2017 COLUMBUS – Today Governor John R. Kasich announced the following appointments: Pastor Mark D. Ford of Akron (Summit Co.), Deborah Givens of Columbus (Franklin Co.), and Rabbi Avraham L. Goldstein of Columbus (Franklin Co.) have been reappointed to the Advisory Board of the Governor's Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives for terms beginning February 6, 2017 and ending May 4, 2017.